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Ebo Taylor played his his first show in the U.S. in 2022 after an invite from the music label Jazz is Dead.

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How Ebo Taylor, a prolific figure in African highlife music, finally came to the U.S.

by Jeffrey Pierre February 12, 2026February 14, 2026

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S.

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His first Independence Day in the U.S. blew his mind. It wasn’t just the fireworks

by George Mwinnyaa July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

“Who could have colonized a great country like America?” That’s what this Ghanaian thought when his American wife told him it was Independence Day.

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